Judges 3:30

30 That day Moab was made subject to Israel, and the land had peace for eighty years.

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Judges 3:30 in Other Translations

KJV

30 So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. And the land had rest fourscore years.

ESV

30 So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. And the land had rest for eighty years.

NLT

30 So Moab was conquered by Israel that day, and there was peace in the land for eighty years.

MSG

30 That day Moab was subdued under the hand of Israel. The land was quiet for eighty years.

CSB

30 Moab became subject to Israel that day, and the land was peaceful 80 years.

Judges 3:30 Meaning and Commentary

Judges 3:30

So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel
Or the Moabites were broken, as the Targum, that is, their forces in the land of Israel; for the land of Moab itself was not subdued and brought into subjection to the Israelites; but they were so weakened by this stroke upon them, that they could not detain the Israelites under their power any longer:

and the land had rest fourscore years;
eighty years, which, according to Ben Gersom, are to be reckoned from the beginning of their servitude, and that the rest properly was but sixty two years, and so both rest and servitude were eighty years, as R. Isaiah; and, according to Abarbinel, the rest was from the death of Othniel; and our Bishop Usher ^F15 reckons this eightieth year from the former rest restored to it by Othniel; but others ^F16 are of opinion that there were several judges at a time in several parts of the land, and that the land was at rest in one part when there was war in another; and so that at this time it was only the eastern part of the land that had rest, while the western parts were distressed by the Philistines, and the northern parts by Jabin king of Canaan, as in ( Judges 3:31 ) ( 4:1 ) .

FOOTNOTES:

F15 Annal. Vet. Test. p. 42.
F16 Marsham. Canon. Chron. p. 306, 307. Patrick in loc. Vid. Lampe Eccl. Hist. l. 1. c. 5. p. 21, 22.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Judges 3:30 In-Context

28 “Follow me,” he ordered, “for the LORD has given Moab, your enemy, into your hands.” So they followed him down and took possession of the fords of the Jordan that led to Moab; they allowed no one to cross over.

29 At that time they struck down about ten thousand Moabites, all vigorous and strong; not one escaped.

30 That day Moab was made subject to Israel, and the land had peace for eighty years.

31 After Ehud came Shamgar son of Anath, who struck down six hundred Philistines with an oxgoad. He too saved Israel.